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Rajasthan High Court upholds suspension of Jaipur Greater Municipality mayor
The Hindu
A Bench of justices also upheld the constitutional validity of the provision of the Municipal Act that permits the State to suspend a mayor of a municipal corporation.
The Rajasthan High Court on Monday dismissed a petition filed by Somya Gurjar challenging her suspension as the mayor of Jaipur Greater Municipality by the State government. A Bench of justices Pankaj Bhandari and C. K. Songara also upheld the constitutional validity of the provision of the Municipal Act that permits the State to suspend a mayor of a municipal corporation. The department of local self-governance had issued orders on June 6 suspending Ms. Gurjar, and councillors Ajay Singh Chauhan, Paras Jain (all three from the BJP), and Shankar Sharma (independent) for allegedly manhandling and abusing the municipal commissioner.More Related News